CCSS Friendly Technology Tool for Science Piktochart is a data visualization tool. Its specific purpose is to help the user create an infographic. An infographic is a graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge designed to present complex information clearly. It’s vital for students to be able to think critically about data and draw conclusions. Using infographics students must analyze and interpret data to create content for their inforgraphic. Then they must defend their conclusions about that data with facts.
Technology Resources for Teachers Learnzillion: Over 2,000 high quality lessons built by top teachers - all built from the Common Core Standards Explania At Explania you can watch hundreds of animated explanations, interactive tutorials and instructional videos and you can embed them on your own web pages. SAS Curriculum Pathways - Resources including audio, video, simulations, interactive tools, and web lessons
Flipped Classroom:
Successes, challenges, strategies, and how to structure this learning approach. Flipped Learning-sponsored 2012-2013 Webinar series
Science: January 9, 2013 - now available as archived webinar
Presenters:
Camtasia software allows screen recording and so much more Sophia Website - teacher-created videos; also allows you to upload or create your own videos, create playlists, share with students, etc. Flipped Learning Ning - professional learning community for educators (emerging and experienced) who are flipping their classrooms Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day - book by Jonathan Bergmann & Aaron Sams
Because the Khan Academy website links to YouTube, students cannot watch these videos in school - only at home.
Khan Academy videos are also available as podcasts in iTunesU. Students can watch the these videos at school and can download them onto their computers or mobile devices.
Places to Host your Video: Sophia.org YouTube Screencast.com (up to 2G total) Click here for a video of how to use Screencast.com to upload your video Vimeo (up to 500 MG per week) - you can create a channel; password-protect your video Edmodo - students download to watch; students without Internet at home can pre-load before leaving school iTunes (podcasts) TeacherTube - see my example here Podbean (podcasts) - see my example here. Podbean offers only 50 MB with a free account
CCSS Friendly Technology Tool for Science
Piktochart is a data visualization tool. Its specific purpose is to help the user create an infographic. An infographic is a graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge designed to present complex information clearly. It’s vital for students to be able to think critically about data and draw conclusions. Using infographics students must analyze and interpret data to create content for their inforgraphic. Then they must defend their conclusions about that data with facts.
Engaging Students in New Ways Using Technology - Science
Common Core State Standards for Science:
Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Common Core Literacy Standards for Science - Gr. 6-8
Common Core pdf of ELA/Literacy Standards for Science (pdf)
Next Generation Science - draft Common Core Standards for Science
CCSS Friendly Technology Tool for Science
Piktochart is a data visualization tool. Its specific purpose is to help the user create an infographic. An infographic is a graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge designed to present complex information clearly. It’s vital for students to be able to think critically about data and draw conclusions. Using infographics students must analyze and interpret data to create content for their inforgraphic. Then they must defend their conclusions about that data with facts.
The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual
Research and Curriculum Resources
Sweet Search-- search engine of evaluated online resourcesFinding Dulcinea -- web guide for educators
Scoop.it! -- magazine like place to curate your resources
Ambiently -- find similar websites
Library of Congress -- the place to go for primary source documents
Informational Literacy Skills Documents
Science Grades 6 - 8
Technology Resources for Teachers
Learnzillion: Over 2,000 high quality lessons built by top teachers - all built from the Common Core Standards
Explania At Explania you can watch hundreds of animated explanations, interactive tutorials and instructional videos and you can embed them on your own web pages.
SAS Curriculum Pathways - Resources including audio, video, simulations, interactive tools, and web lessons
Flipped Classroom:
Successes, challenges, strategies, and how to structure this learning approach.
Flipped Learning-sponsored 2012-2013 Webinar series
Science: January 9, 2013 - now available as archived webinar
Presenters:
- Marc Seigel: HS Chemistry Teacher
- His blog: A Flipped Approach
- Deb Wolf: HS Instructional Coach
- Her blog: CoachesWhoTeach180
- Ramsey Musallam:
- His blog: Cycles of Learning
Camtasia software allows screen recording and so much moreSophia Website - teacher-created videos; also allows you to upload or create your own videos, create playlists, share with students, etc.
Flipped Learning Ning - professional learning community for educators (emerging and experienced) who are flipping their classrooms
Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day - book by Jonathan Bergmann & Aaron Sams
Resources for Video in your Classroom:
EduVision Flipped Learning Network
PBS.org
TedEd: Ted videos for education(Lessons worth Sharing) - high-quality videos on different subjects, including How We See Color and How Small is an Atom? and Microbes within Us; TedEd videos come complete with lessons and "quizzes;" you can customize and send to your students like this example I created.
YouTube Teachers - check out the Playlist (for example, The Digestive System) and YouTube EDU
TeacherTube
iTunes - podcasts, iTunes U - students can download podcasts to their laptops
Sophia website - Teacher-created videos you can use; or upload your own
Brightstorm - Math, Science, and English videos
iTunes Store - podcasts, iTunes U
Carolina Science - free 30-day trial of videos for the science classroom
Hippo Campus - videos about Math, Science and Social Studies topics
Explania.com - animated video collect
WatchKnowLearn - free educational videos. The site is collaborative and allows you to build your own classroom for your content.
Khan Academy at iTunes U: Some science videos including biology, chemistry, physics, biology, and astronomy
Places to Host your Video:
Sophia.org
YouTube
Screencast.com (up to 2G total) Click here for a video of how to use Screencast.com to upload your video
Vimeo (up to 500 MG per week) - you can create a channel; password-protect your video
Edmodo - students download to watch; students without Internet at home can pre-load before leaving school
iTunes (podcasts)
TeacherTube - see my example here
Podbean (podcasts) - see my example here. Podbean offers only 50 MB with a free account
CCSS Friendly Technology Tool for Science
Piktochart is a data visualization tool. Its specific purpose is to help the user create an infographic. An infographic is a graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge designed to present complex information clearly. It’s vital for students to be able to think critically about data and draw conclusions. Using infographics students must analyze and interpret data to create content for their inforgraphic. Then they must defend their conclusions about that data with facts.
The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual